Step 1:
The first step to converting 178817.86370405 to a fraction is to re-write 178817.86370405 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 178817.86370405 can be written as simply 178817.86370405/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 178817.86370405, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 178817.86370405/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 178817.86370405/1 each by 100000000:
Step 3:
Now the last step is to simplify the fraction (if possible) by finding similar factors and cancelling them out, which leads to the following answer for 178817.86370405 as a fraction:
178818/1 / 1